Our grassroots solidarity model only works because people like you participate! Since our founding in 1980, we have been guided by the conviction that we all have a role to play in challenging US intervention and supporting the struggles for social and economic justice in Latin America that could light the way to a better world.
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"I am a CISPES supporter because continuing to fight for social justice and a more people-centered country means continuing the dream and sacrifice of thousands of my fellow Salvadorans who died for that vision.” - Padre Carlos, New York City
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Pacific Rim/Oceana Gold used unjust trade and investment laws to sue the Salvadoran government in 2009; Salvadoran taxpayers have paid over $13 million in legal fees in order to defend their right to protect water resources and the environment. The World Bank tribunal is set to release its decision mid-October.
Attorney General Douglas Melendez (left) addresses the press. (Photo: D1/Rodrigo Sura)
Social movement expresses growing frustration and concern that the Attorney General-Douglas Meléndez' investigative focus may be politically biased. (Photo: Diario1.com)
